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self-reflexively

Hi,

Could anyone help me with the clause in bold? Thank you very much.

To be an impartial reporter means being socialized into obeying certain rituals of naming, describing, and framing realities, even if 'objectivity' is self-reflexively posited as an ideal never to be entirely realized in practice.

It's a grim sentence. Celia, you are reading some books written in a style that I don't like much- they seem to be difficult and obscure for the sake of it, rather than for a reason. I admire your courage.